Brown-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus nanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusYungipicus (Pygmy Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesYungipicus nanus (Brown-capped Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos macei
Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Greater Yellownape
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Himalayan Flameback
Dinopium shorii
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 13 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown-capped Woodpecker in Jim Corbett National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Brown-capped Woodpecker sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown-capped Woodpecker in Jim Corbett National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Brown-capped Woodpecker in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.